US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack addressed the American Farm Bureau Convention in Atlanta. We highlight some of Vilsack's address on this episode of Tennessee Home and Farm Radio.

The American Farm Bureau Convention kicked off over the weekend in Atlanta. Tennessee Farm Bureau President Eric Mayberry talks about the importance of this national convention.

Almost all commodity groups and Ag organizations in Tennessee were represented at the Ag Industry Partner Meeting earlier this week. Youth in the industry were there too. They discuss what it means to them to be included in this conversation.

Arlisa Armstrong has hit the ground running this week as the new State Director for Tennessee's USDA Rural Development.

Leaders in Tennessee Agriculture met to discuss issues the industry is seeing.

President Joe Biden participated in an online roundtable to promote competition and reducing prices in the meat industry.

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If you can't make it to the American Farm Bureau Convention in person you can attend virtually. Chad Smith has the details.

As we close out 2021, we hear from Tennessee Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Charlie Hatcher and his reflections on the year in agriculture in the Volunteer State.

Emily Nave recently won the Tennessee State Young Farmers and Ranchers Discussion Meet. She now heads on to compete on the national stage at the American Farm Bureau Convention. Emily talks about how she's preparing and how she's following in her mothers footsteps.

This time of year many of us are getting annual health checkups. Today we take the farm economy for its checkup. Gary Crawford has this report.